[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants

[Carly Mihalakis]

Hi, Ashley,

Well, If ya didn't need the help in a first 
place, you'd be able to do it, without it, 
right?At 04:33 PM 8/12/2012, you wrote:
>true, I find other customers help me. I kind of 
>feel bad about asking though and like it when 
>they ask me first. I feel by asking, I'm kind of 
>obligating them to help before going to their 
>table or carrying their food away. Oh, well, I 
>need the help. -----Original Message----- From: 
>Carly Mihalakis Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 
>7:23 PM To: National Association of Blind 
>Students mailing list ; National Association of 
>Blind Students mailing list Subject: Re: 
>[nabs-l] food courts and counter restaurants Hi, 
>Ashley,          If the personel behind the 
>counter are too busy to help, other customers 
>are often also more than happy to grab you a 
>napkin or throw away your garbage./12/2012, 
>Ashley Bramlett wrote: >Hi carley, In food 
>courts, that is not always my experience. 
>Perhaps its >where I live. Like you, I may plan 
>ahead about the menu thing. For the >drinks 
>thing, they do help me if I ask for it, but they 
>seem busy and I may >have to wait a few minutes. 
>The staff are busy taking orders, filling 
>them, >and taking money from customers. Often, 
>they just seem too busy to help >out; so, a 
>friendly customer in line offers to assist me 
>and I take it. >They read the drink options and 
>I pick one I want. Some places have 
>bottle >drinks and I find these easier. In this 
>case, they can just hand me the >bottle as they 
>hand me the food too. I'm glad you have found 
>the staff >helpful because they should be as an 
>accomodation. Ashley -----Original >Message----- 
>From: Carly Mihalakis Sent: Sunday, August 12, 
>2012 7:02 PM >To: National Association of Blind 
>Students mailing list Subject: Re: >[nabs-l] 
>food courts and counter restaurants Hi, Ashley, 
>If I know I will >be visiting a particular 
>restaurant who has their menu Online, I 
>definitely >read it, selecting what sounds good 
>ahead of time. If such a menu is not >available 
>I just ask the folks behind the counter, or on 
>the floor to read >it. As for the food court, 
>the host personnel who seat me, are usually 
>more >than happy to help out by carrying, even 
>getting the drink. After all, >that's what there 
>there for right? CarHi all, Food courts are 
>crowded noisy >places. They hand you the food on 
>a tray. But often the customer has to get >their 
>own drink from a row of drink spickits. I am 
>talking about the row of >them where the cups 
>are at the end and the drinks are gotten by 
>pressing >something to release the liquid. So 
>any tips on them?  How do you deal with >these 
>drink areas? Does someone help you? I suppose 
>you could memorize it >if you went there before. 
>How do you find an empty table since your 
>hands >are full with the tray, unless you ask 
>someone to carry it for you. Then, >how do you 
>find the trashcan? Do you explore where the 
>trashcans are before >you get your food? Do you 
>ask someone to read the menu to you while 
>in >line, or do it beforehand? Some venues have 
>their menu online which I use >if possible; 
>other times they don’t. Ne Next, how do you 
>deal with >restestaurants requiring you to order 
>at the counter and pick it up at the >counter? A 
>fast food place usually gives you the food right 
>there at the >counter. You do not  sit and wait. 
>So that isn’t an issue. If I have to >say, 
>waiwait for fries,es, I do so right at the 
>counter, as anyone else would. >Restaurants 
>where you do this include: Johnny Rockets in 
>some locations >deli places such as Philadelphia 
>mikes Fudruckers Corner Bakery How do you >find 
>the counter and locate your seat? For me, 
>I’m not good at >revrevreversing routes, 
>and all tables look the same! I’™m am 
>asking since I >may order at such a restaurant 
>with a blind friend and could use some tips >on 
>this. Thanks. Ashley 
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